Flow of CO 2-ethanol and of CO 2-methanol in a non-adiabatic microfluidic T-junction at high pressures

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 927-940

  Blanch Ojea, R ^a   Tiggelaar, R M ^b   Pallares, J ^a   Grau, F X ^a   Gardeniers, J G E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microchannels; Supercritical carbon dioxide; T junction; Two phase flows; Vapour liquid equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW REGIME MAP; HIGH PRESSURE; LIQUID PLUGS; MARANGONI STRESS; MASS FRACTION; NON-ADIABATIC; OPERATING CONDITION; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; SIDE WALLS; SINGLE PHASE; SINGLE PHASE REGION; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL STATE; T JUNCTIONS; TAYLOR FLOW; VAPOUR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; WETTING EFFECT;

ETHANOL; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LIQUIDS; METHANOL; MICROCHANNELS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84860882631     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0927-x     Document Type: Review

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